Let’s talk a little more about Mahler. His Seventh Symphony is this weekend at San Diego Symphony and I was able to speak to non other than Maestro Ling about Mahler’s “problem child”. We spoke …
November 21, 2014
News & Stories
Mahler's problem child
Poke salad trumps my best intentions
For a quarter century, Pelly's Fish Market & Café has been serving fresh seafood out of a shopping center in Carlsbad. I've known about it for about three days. Figuring I had a lot to …
November 21, 2014
East Coast Pizza open in Hillcrest
Cardiff-based East Coast Pizza’s Hillcrest location is up and running regular hours now, including moderately late-night service (till 2:30 a.m.) on Fridays and Saturdays. ECP closes before midnight other days, but being able to get …
November 21, 2014
Can new conductor beat Ling's $429,960 deal?
The price of fine music could be going up even more for the San Diego Symphony with the departure of conductor Jahja Ling. The Indonesian-born Ling said on Thursday, November 20, that he will be …
November 21, 2014
Puppies guaranteed for 10 years
An animal-rights group is suing a retail property owner for First Amendment violations, claiming the owner's management company is prohibiting the group from conducting peaceful demonstrations against a tenant, National City Puppy. The Animal Protection …
November 21, 2014
Life in prison? "I didn't plan this."
“There was never anything pre-meditated to murder this girl — I was driving the vehicle when this happened,” said Destin Lee Withers, 38, before he was sentenced to life in prison on November 18. The …
November 21, 2014
Run the Jewels put a beat on Porter's Pub
“This place is ratchet as f##k!" exclaimed a damp El-P to the Porter's Pub crowd, summoning cheers from the dank pit of restless angst. The recently formed duo Run the Jewels, an amalgam of former …
November 21, 2014
Unidentified corpses pile up in Baja
Between 2013 and June of this year, Baja California medical examiners have been unable to identify more than 1100 cadavers presented to them for autopsy. Most of the unclaimed bodies have been buried in unmarked …
November 21, 2014
Tom Stephenson’s Bucket List
I’m asking veteran local actors to name five dream roles and say why. The answers not only reveal aspirations, they may put an idea in the minds of artistic directors and producers – even choices …
November 21, 2014
We Are Nots, by Nots
Any band that says they’re punk but then tries to sneak in a slow song — imposters. If you’re looking for authentic, brazen punk, the four women in Nots have it. There’s a bold intensity …
November 21, 2014
Yay, more jobs for slaves
The San Diego County unemployment rate in October declined to 5.8 percent from a revised 5.9 percent in September, according to the California Employment Development Department. The county added 12,500 jobs over the month, and …
November 21, 2014
Fish Taco TKO Competition 2014 Part 2
A day later, I'm still reeling from the number of fish tacos I attempted to eat at the San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival's Fish Taco TKO Competition. Thirteen restaurants participated, some well known, …
November 21, 2014
Defiler of the desert
The owner of an RV storage facility located within the popular Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area east of farmland in the Imperial Valley has admitted in a San Diego courthouse to dumping "potentially millions of …
November 21, 2014
Intergalactic Brewing’s growing universe
Even before trying a single beer, one can’t help but be charmed by the collection of sci-fi cinema paraphernalia gracing the walls of Intergalactic Brewing Company (9835 Carroll Centre Road, #108, Miramar). During a recent …
November 21, 2014
God denies robbing Rivers' rib
MARVELING AT THE WONDERS OF GOD'S CREATION, CHARGERS STADIUM — Ever since San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates let slip to reporters that Jesus-loving quarterback Philip Rivers has been playing through the pain of …
November 21, 2014
Hooked
November 20 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 13 Anglers, 1 Boat, 1 California Yellowtail, 21 Vermilion Rockfish, 4 California Sheephead, 33 Rockfish, 2 Lingcod, 3 Kelp Bass, 6 Pacific Bonito H&M Landing 27 Anglers, 3 …
November 21, 2014